Etymology

wifehood

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Today it means: The quality or state of being a wife. Full definition →

Middle English wifhode ← Old English wīfhād
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwīfhād“femininity; the female sex”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwifhode
  3. English todaywifehood

From Middle English wifhode, wifhod, wifhede, from Old English wīfhād (“femininity; the female sex”), equivalent to wife + -hood.

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